Weather pounds New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Another round of rainfall is moving across New Mexico on Sunday, renewing the threat of heavy runoff from already saturated soils and flooding in low areas.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch through the evening for much of central and northern New Mexico.

The warning comes as the state begins to clean up after a week of record rainfall.

Some areas received close to 10 inches of rain since the deluge started Tuesday.

Parts of Albuquerque have received more than four inches.

The weather service says this marks the wettest September on record for the city.

State and local transportation officials also warned residents and travelers that some roads are closed due to the flooding.

That includes N.M. 313 between Albuquerque and Bernalillo.

Officials in San Miguel County were expecting the Gallinas River to swell again Sunday afternoon.

Flood waters broke through dams, inundated neighborhoods and killed at least one person, leaving New Mexico residents with a major cleanup effort.

The massive flooding prompted Gov. Susana Martinez to issue a state of emergency, opening up recovery funding after rivers overflowed because of heavy rains and caused millions of dollars in damage.

Officials said heavy rain on Friday caused the Rio Grande and nearby creeks to overflow in Sierra County and forced an unknown number of residents to evacuate.

The flooding also ruptured an earthen canal in Las Vegas and an aging earthen dam in southern New Mexico.

The canal east of Bradner Dam near the village of Los Vigiles gave in late Thursday or early Friday, which caused flooding in the city of Las Vegas and wreaked havoc throughout San Miguel County, officials said.

Las Vegas Mayor Alfonso Ortiz said repairs could take days, if not longer.

In addition, three of the four major bridges in Las Vegas - Bridge Street Bridge, Independence Street Bridge and the Mills Avenue Bridge - were closed at some point Friday.

All but Bridge Street later reopened.

"It is widespread and throughout the county," Leger said of the flooding. "We're telling people to stay away from water courses. If you're safe where you're at, stay there. If you're home, and you're safe, stay there."

More than two dozen homes on the Santa Clara Pueblo were ordered to evacuate.

The area had been hit hard due to the Las Conchas Fire in 2011, which created a burn scar and made the canyon especially vulnerable to a flood.

County spokesman Jess Williams told the Las Cruces Sun-News that no injuries were reported and he did not know how many people were affected.

"It's yet another wake-up call," Williams said, referring to the many earthen dams throughout the county. "They were never meant to protect residential areas."

He estimates the La Union dam is at least 50 years old and 20 years beyond its lifespan.

In Albuquerque, a flood warning was canceled as water levels for Rio Grande slowed.

Heavy rains also raised the Gila River by 15 feet in the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument area, prompting the closure of the Gila Cliff Dwellings, the Gila Visitor Center and nearby campgrounds, officials said.

Meanwhile, the city of Carlsbad, which was in the middle of a multiple-year reconstruction project, saw close to a $1 million of damage.

City Administrator Steve McCutcheon said officials weren't sure who would help with the damage, but a meeting has been set with the contractor.

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